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1770 / 1790, Paris

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This elegant box, with its luxurious equipment for the 'toilette', which prepared a fashionable French woman for the day, was both useful and a highly luxurious sign of status and wealth. The box, with its gilded ornament in the Chinoiserie style, imitated Asian lacquer, which had been sought-after in France from the late 17th century. It is lined with blue silk, the lid fitted with a mirror, and the bottles (for cosmetics) have tops of silver. These match the small silver tray, beaker and funnel, which would have been used by its owner to take a breakfast refreshment during the arduous task of having her hair dressed in an elaborate fashion and careful make-up applied. Friends and intimates often attended the ceremony of the 'toilette', entertaining the main player with gossip, while her maid attended to her appearance. The main silver pieces are engraved with a coat of arms within a lozenge (a diamond-shape). This shape indicates that the arms are those of an unmarried woman or a widow. Several families had arms close to those depicted and the original owner has not yet been securely identified. Such dressing cases would have been used for cosmetics during the toilet or dressing, and the small tray and cup would have been used for the refreshments which were often taken in the course of such lengthy preparations for a day at court. Dressing case of red-japanned wood, decorated with Chinoiseries in gold, the box lined with blue silk and fitted with facetted glass bottles and siilver cup, funnel and tray, these marked with Paris hallmarks and the arms of an unmarried woman. Dressing case of red-japanned wood, decorated with Chinoiseries in gold, the box lined with blue silk and fitted with facetted glass bottles and siilver cup, funnel and tray, these marked with Paris hallmarks and the arms of an unmarried woman. An almost square box, with hinged lid, the exterior decorated with scarlet japanning with gilded <i>chinoiserie</i> decoration, the interior lined with pale blue silk. The lid carries a mirror on the underside and the box section is fitted with shaped compartments outlined with narrow silver lace, a loose silk cushion protecting the contents. The box contains four large, facetted glass bottles with silver stoppers, two small ones, a small silver tray with a fluted edge, a miniature funnel and a dosing cup. The tray and the cup are engraved with the arms of a woman (unidentified) and carry Parisian hallmarks. The arms have been described in France as 'Fasce d'argent et d'azur[de six pièces] a la bordure de gueules'. This translates into heraldic description in English 'Barry of six argent and azure with a bordure gules' [meaning: 'six silver and blue horizontal stripes with a red border'].

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W.18&A-K-1914

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Dressing case of red-japanned wood, decorated with Chinoiseries in gold, the box lined with blue silk and fitted with facetted glass bottles and siilver cup, funnel and tray, these marked with Paris hallmarks and the arms of an unmarried woman. Dressing case of red-japanned wood, decorated with Chinoiseries in gold, the box lined with blue silk and fitted with facetted glass bottles and siilver cup, funnel and tray, these marked with Paris hallmarks and the arms of an unmarried woman. An almost square box, with hinged lid, the exterior decorated with scarlet japanning with gilded <i>chinoiserie</i> decoration, the interior lined with pale blue silk. The lid carries a mirror on the underside and the box section is fitted with shaped compartments outlined with narrow silver lace, a loose silk cushion protecting the contents. The box contains four large, facetted glass bottles with silver stoppers, two small ones, a small silver tray with a fluted edge, a miniature funnel and a dosing cup. The tray and the cup are engraved with the arms of a woman (unidentified) and carry Parisian hallmarks. The arms have been described in France as 'Fasce d'argent et d'azur[de six pièces] a la bordure de gueules'. This translates into heraldic description in English 'Barry of six argent and azure with a bordure gules' [meaning: 'six silver and blue horizontal stripes with a red border']. Such dressing cases would have been used for cosmetics during the toilet or dressing, and the small tray and cup would have been used for the refreshments which were often taken in the course of such lengthy preparations for a day at court. This elegant box, with its luxurious equipment for the 'toilette', which prepared a fashionable French woman for the day, was both useful and a highly luxurious sign of status and wealth. The box, with its gilded ornament in the Chinoiserie style, imitated Asian lacquer, which had been sought-after in France from the late 17th century. It is lined with blue silk, the lid fitted with a mirror, and the bottles (for cosmetics) have tops of silver. These match the small silver tray, beaker and funnel, which would have been used by its owner to take a breakfast refreshment during the arduous task of having her hair dressed in an elaborate fashion and careful make-up applied. Friends and intimates often attended the ceremony of the 'toilette', entertaining the main player with gossip, while her maid attended to her appearance. The main silver pieces are engraved with a coat of arms within a lozenge (a diamond-shape). This shape indicates that the arms are those of an unmarried woman or a widow. Several families had arms close to those depicted and the original owner has not yet been securely identified.

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1770 / 1790, Paris